Debating the Great Green Goddess

 

The destructive floods in the Austrian Alps provoked an ongoing debate on the goodness of the Great Green Ecological Goddess. Suddenly it became obvious that the overprotection of Mother Earth had caused severe damage to garden variety humans, to the Holy Natives. In this case, White Austrians,  The pic, from Der Spiegel, shows a grid to stop branches and miscellaneous objects carried by the flow. Apparently, they were not maintained and caused the accumulation of up water. And the flood that destroyed their picturesque Alpine village. 

Wasser !

The German Bourse reports:  Keine Spur von Höhenangst

US- und europäische Aktien bewegen sich weiter in Rekordnähe. ETF-Anleger sehen offenbar kein Ende der Rally und greifen weiter zu. Auch Spezielleres ist beliebt, etwa Wasser- oder Blockchain-ETFs. 

In one word: Prices are high, but the investors have no Fear of Heights. Water- and bitcoin-related shares are in demand. 

As for me, I see exploding interest in drainage and flood prevention. It is an area that requires good knowledge of statistics and I have that. Potential competitors and clients live in fear of statistics and I may have a monetizable edge.

A Peruvian participant in a webinar commented that they cannot authorize the new sewage treatment plant of ICA because it is in a flood plain. I had been to Ica and it never rains there. I will write her a mail that the chances of flooding are zero, nil, nada. 

PS: The river Ica traverses the city of Ica in a narrow channel. It is fed from the rainy sierras. So it overflows every five years or so. The flooded area is about 200 meters from the riverbed. If the sewage plant is not operational, the raw sewage must be discharged directly into the river. Crazy

 

Britannia Rules the Seas

 

The Iranian clerical regime attacked the Mercer Street commercial vessel and killed a British sailor. I do not know the details but the Iranian comunicado sounds menacing, presumptuous, and Third-World level. Iran is not like that, something went wrong. The quotation is from. 

“Iran is concerned about the obvious violation that Britain did against the Iranian oil tanker in international waters. My strong advice to the British government is to pay attention to its responsibilities and duties. The security of the Persian Gulf is a red line for Iran, and we did our best to protect this waterway from the insecurities of countries like Britain.”

Why Mercer Street? there is a Monument with seven sundials and dozens of gin stores. The Beatles had their London office there and also the Monty Python Flying Circus. 

Afghan interpreters live in terror

The plight of hundreds of Afghan interpreters who have once believed they had a plum job, is becoming increasingly desperate. They are hunted by a resurgent Taliban. They are executed for “collaboration”. 

Pic: Protesting in the British Embassy in Kabul. 
 

The Gulf Stream is collapsing

Humanity will survive. Some countries will not. 

The COVID Omega Variant

This epidemic is not looking good.  A confidential CDC document said delta (pic) is more transmissible than the common cold, the 1918 Spanish flu, smallpox, Ebola, MERS, and SARS. All the time the Delta is being transmitted actively, it evolves into a more and more transmissible virus. The Lambda variant is already common in Peru, but apparently is milder than Delta. 

In Kfar Saba, we can only hope that Kupat Holim Clalit will save us.

 When the virus reaches its omega variant, we shall not be able to comment anymore. 

Water Bureaucracy

A year ago I prepared a submittal for the permit of a large events hall in Bat Yam. The place is old and decayed, stitched together from smaller units and open rooftops, all connected in a labyrinthic way. I fought out its permit but it did not profit because of the epidemic. Now, a full year after, the Celestial Authorities looked down and saw that they need more paper. I am already fifty plans after, and now I have to work gratis on a thankless project. Mood: Frustrated.